Gov’t pulls plug on cable giveaway contract

Dax Construction Company CEO Faizal Mohammed and Minister of State Joseph Harmon in discussion yesterday. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

The contract awarded to Dax Construction Com-pany to complete the botched fibre optic cable laying project was yesterday terminated by the Government of Guyana.

The contract had granted Dax the use of a number of cables for 40 years in exchange for rehabilitation and maintenance of the cable for a 25-year duration,